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adv
In a marginal manner, or to a marginal extent; barely sufficiently; slightly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adv
In the margin of a book.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adverb
in a marginal manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree English marginal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English marginally From marginal + -ly.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
